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I'm having issues uploading images at the moment, but here is the Bruce Lee set for now. I'll get pics of the other July titles when I can (The Marriage Story one is kinda clever)

Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits

Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
Taste of Cherry
The Lady Eve
The War of the Worlds
Marriage Story

Gotta admit, I'm enchanted by that Marriage Story packaging.

Wow, actually including both of their handwritten letters is such a great inclusion. Very excited for this release

That Parasite cover is the worst cover of the year. HOLY FUCK what did they do. The rest are great though!

Is that supposed to be James Earl Jones?

I assume the Parasite cover is a slide 'em out-style digipack? Weird that they felt the need to change Pierrot le fou's cover but not, say the one for Army of Shadows.

Parasite took me a minute but once I figured it out I was on board, though I'd rather the message were something more interesting than the film's title..

Yes, I get it, it's the morse code overlayed on top of the existing movie poster art. That is the start of an idea, not an actual implementation and finalized product

Yeah I was laughing at it before I understood the morse code, but it's still not good. Love The Gunfighter's use of color, very inspired for those who have seen the film. Pierrot le Fou's original cover was great already, but I like this one too so no complaining there.

What is the morse code message? Also, Gunfighter looks like a bad Arrow Academy cover

I expect because it’s an actual upgrade and a new disc Criterion felt the need to do new art so there’s no confusion in the market about which release is which. Which is understandable!

While I'm very excited about THE GUNFIGHTER coming to Criterion, I wish Peck's face wasn't so white. Makes it feel much more cartoonish than the design is.

As for PARASITE, one of the key issues with the cover is that it's taking an existing design (the original poster with eyes barred) and overlaying a second one on top, and I think that heavily takes away from both. Aside from the fact that the weight of the image does not go well with the movement of the overlay.

swo17 wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:44 pm What is the morse code message?

The film's title, if you google morse code it corresponds to a letter each line

I do want to give a shout out to the Gunfigher using a variation on Fox's instantly recognizable house style credits font for the cover font! I actually don't think any DVD/Blu-ray designer has ever done that for one of their films, even though you'd think someone would have before now!

knives wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:36 pm Is that supposed to be James Earl Jones?

A pretty accurate representation of how he looks in the film, actually

Parasite is not just the worst cover of the year, it’s the worst cover since Mulholland Dr., good god

therewillbeblus wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:49 pm

swo17 wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:44 pm What is the morse code message?

The film's title, if you google morse code it corresponds to a letter each line

Between that and the fact that this is going to be a digi slip with the full poster image behind it, I can't imagine getting too up in arms about what is sort of a creative if unremarkable cover idea.

Changing Pierrot to something so bland for a release that isn't even a full upgrade seems like the far bigger sin to me.

The Gunfighter is stunning.

The Gunfighter cover is iconic

I love the placement of Henry King

I'm seeing some people speculating that the Parasite cover could be a slip. I know they've rarely ever done slips but its not out of the question.

My gut says not a traditional slip so much as a Koker Trilogy style die-cut sleeve.

I’m going with the idea that Parasite will be a fancy digi. A smart design with a good budget could do a great layering effect where each successive part of the package takes you deeper into the house until the disc hub itself is… you know where.

I think Parasite looks fine but it’s just unnecessary. The poster art underneath was already iconic, so the Morse code thing is just adding something for the sake of adding something.

If Pierrot was new to the collection, I’d probably say that’s a fine cover. It at least has a strong Godard feel to it. But it’s a big step down from the original so it’s hard not to be disappointed.

Love the Parasite idea, I'm assuming it's going to be cutouts of a slipcover like Dazed and Confused?